Female stars news, today, people: beside the news of Sandra Bullock possibly leading an all female version of OCEAN'S ELEVEN, there's yet another movie adaptation to announce: as 'The Hollywood Reporter' writes today, Jennifer Aniston will lead the cast in the movie version of Liane Moriarty's WHAT ALICE FORGOT bestselling book over at TriStar. She is set to play Alice, a 40-year-old who suffers head trauma at the gym and awakens believing that she is still 25 and that her life is far better than it actually is. She thinks she's 25, in love with her husband and her career and pregnant with her first child, but instead she's a mother of three who is about to get divorced and her life's different.

NICOLE KIDMAN

TO BECOME 'SILENT WIFE' Meanwhile, another Hollywood lady, Nicole Kidman is said to have
taken the lead role in Adrian Lyne's new movie SILENT WIFE, his first
one after 2002's UNFAITHFUL with Diane Lane! Again, it will be a big
screen adaptation of a book, this time of based on the bestselling 2013
A.S.A. Harrison novel of the same name, in which, as 'Deadline' reports,
the story revolves around a husband who starts an affair with the early
20ish daughter of his best friend. That’s dangerous enough, but the
least of his worries. His wife (Kidman) discovers the affair, and plots
his murder.

'HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS'

FIRST TRAILER WITH SALLY FIELD AND MAX GREENFIELD

The first trailer has been released for comedy drama movie coming out this spring HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS in which Sally Field plays a sixty something woman who decides to have a run for her much younger co worker played by Max Greenfield.

In the news from the YA front, Netflix will team up with teen star, music star and ex Disney star Selena Gomez on the series adaptation of Jay Asher's bestselling novel THIRTEEN REASONS WHY! Pulitzer Prize winner Brian Yorkey has written the series for Netflix titled simply THIRTEEN REASONS and in it the story explores the tragic suicide of a lonely high school student named Hannah Baker (Selena Gomez).
It explores Hannah's past through tapes she sent to classmates explaining how they contributed to her misery.

NEW YA ADAPTATION

'SIMON VS THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA' NOVELMeanwhile, another YA book to get a movie adaptation is debut novel
by Becky AlbertelliSIMON VS THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA The novel, which
is being translated into 19 languages, focuses on Simon Spier, a
16 year-old not so openly gay student. When an email written by Simon
falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being made public.
Change-averse Simon is forced to find a way to step out of his comfort
zone before he’s pushed out — in a way that won’t alienate his friends,
compromise himself or ruin a shot at happiness with the most confusing,
adorable guy he hasn’t even met yet.

'DIRTY GRANDPA' TRAILER

ROBERT DE NIRO & ZAC EFRON

The first trailer has been released for Robert De Niro's and Zac Efron's DIRTY GRANDPA out this January! Jason Kelly (Zac Efron) is one week away from marrying his boss' uber controlling daughter (Julianne Hough), putting him on the fast track for a partnership at the law firm. However, when the straight laced Jason is tricked into driving his foul mouthed grandfather, Dick (Robert De Niro), to Daytona for spring break, his pending nuptials are suddenly in jeopardy. Between riotous frat parties, bar fights, and an epic night of karaoke, Dick is on a quest to live his life to the fullest and bring Jason along for the ride. Ultimately, on the wildest journey of their lives, "dirty" Grandpa and his uptight grandson discover they can learn from one another and form the bond they never had.

As 'Deadline' reports today our favourite action star Ryan Reynolds is in final negotiations to star in TRUTH IN ADVERTISING comedy drama from NOTTING HILL's director Roger Michell. It is an adaptation of John Kenney's acclaimed debut novel of the same name and he wrote the script himself too. Ryan Reynolds would play Fin Dolan, whose boss asks him to cancel his Christmas vacation to work on an ad campaign. When his best friend announces she has just been proposed to and his estranged father lands in the hospital, Fin begins to wonder why everyone else is moving forward with their lives while he is stuck in neutral.

'BEFORE I FALL' ADAPTATION

CASTS DIEGO BONETA, HALSTON SAGE AND ZOEY DEUTCHYet another movie adaptation of a popular book will be Ry Russo Young
directed BEFORE I FALL, based on the bestselling novel by Lauren
Oliver. The cast has been announced and it will be lead by Halston Sage,
Logan Miller, and Kian Lawley together with Diego Boneta and Elena
Kampouris. BEFORE I FALLwill star Zoey Deutch as Samantha Kingston, a
high school senior, who has it all: beautiful, with a great boyfriend
and amazing best friends. That is until she finds herself stuck in a
Groundhog Day style time loop, forced to relive February 12 over and
over again.

'THE DISCOVERY' SF MOVIE

STARRING NICHOLAS HOULT AND ROONEY MARA

Meanwhile in the science fiction department, it has been announced today that Nicholas Hoult and Rooney Mara will lead the sf romance THE DISCOVERY! 'Deadline' reports that it will be directed by Charlie McDowell as a love story set one year after the existence of the afterlife is scientifically verified. Nicholas Hoult will play the son of the scientist who made the discovery, with Rooney Mara playing a woman whose life is tinged by a tragic past, with whom Hoult’s character falls in love.

Remember how I recently informed you that Anne Hathaway is going to star in a monster movie? And you couldn't really believe it? To add to your disbelief, an elegant and refined DOWNTON ABBEY star has joined COLOSSAL as her boyfriend! 'Variety' reports that Dan Stevens (who is currently shooting BEAUTY AND THE BEAST in which he is a much more beautiful beast unlike the actress who plays the beauty in it) will play the ex boyfriend who realises the error of his ways and fights to win her back.

Anne plays a woman who moves back to her hometown after losing her
job and boyfriend in New York. She soon discovers that she is strangely
connected to a giant creature that is wreaking havoc in Seoul, South
Korea. Jason Sudeikis has also been added to the cast!

DISNEY'S'ZOOTOPIA'

CHARACTER PHOTOS ARE OUT

Disney has revealed cast members and character pictures for their new animated movie ZOOTOPIA which arrives into theatres next March following rookie Officer Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) who arrives to the city of ZOOTOPIA and discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn't so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), to solve the mystery. Pop sensation Shakira is ZOOTOPIA's pop star Gazelle.

CHIEF BOGO THE BUFFALO

Idris Elba is Chief Bogo, head of the Zootopia Police Department. A tough cape buffalo with 2,000 lbs of attitude, Bogo is reluctant to add Judy Hopps, Zootopia's first bunny cop, to his squad of hardened rhinos, elephants and hippos.

MAYOR LIONHEART

J.K. Simmons lends his voice to Mayor Leodore Lionheart, the noble leader of Zootopia, who coined the city's mantra that Judy Hopps lives by: "In Zootopia, anyone can be anything."

CHEETAH CLAWHAUSER

Nate Torrence lends his voice to the Zootopia Police Department's most charming cheetah, Benjamin Clawhauser. Clawhauser loves two things: pop star Gazelle and donuts. From his reception desk, he greets everyone with a warm smile and a helpful paw, covered in sprinkles.

BELLWETHER THE SHEEP

Jenny Slate provides the voice of Assistant Mayor Bellwether, a sweet sheep with a little voice and a lot of wool, who constantly finds herself under foot of the larger-than-life Mayor Lionheart.

MRS. OTTERRON

Octavia Spencer will give her voice to Mrs. Otterron, a desperate otter who turns to Officer Judy Hopps for help in solving her husband’s mysterious disappearance.

FINNICK THE FENNEC

Tommy “Tiny” Lister lends his voice to Finnick, a fennec fox with a big chip on his adorable shoulder.

WEASELTON THE CROOK

Alan Tudyk appears as Duke Weaselton, a small-time weasel crook with a big-time weasel mouth, who tries to give Judy the slip during a police chase.

FLASH THE SLOTH

Raymond Persi lends voice to Flash, the fastest sloth working at the DMV — the Department of Mammal Vehicles.

Now, here's an all female cast for you: 'Deadline' reports today that Mila Kunis, Christina Applegate and Kristen Bell will star in BAD MOMS comedy, a movie about a mom with a seemingly perfect life who joins forces with two other over stressed moms, leading them on a quest to liberate themselves from conventional responsibilities, going on a wild un-mom like binge of freedom, fun and self indulgence — accidentally landing on a collision course with PTA head Gwendolyn and her blindly devoted clique of “perfect” moms.

'MIDNIGHT SUN' WITH

PATRICK SCHWARZENEGGER AND BELLA THORNE
Meanwhile, already deep in production is Young Adult movie from STEP
UP REVOLUTION director Scott Speer MIDNIGHT SUN! It revolves around
17-year-old Katie Price (Bella Thorne) who’s been sheltered since
childhood with a life threatening sensitivity to sunlight. Katie’s world
opens up after dark, when she ventures out to the local train station
to play her guitar for travellers. One night, she meets Charlie (Patrick
Schwarzenegger), an ex-high school all-star athlete, whom she has
secretly admired for years. She hides her condition from him and the two
begin a uniquely powerful romance.

We're all about freshly announced book adaptations, my bookworms! Starting with ABC and Shonda Rhimes who have nabbed the adaptation rights for Melinda Taub's STILL STAR CROSSED novel! To be produced by SCANDAL's Heather Mitchell, it is set in 16th century Verona after the events in William Shakespeare’s tragedy, following the conflict between the Capulets and the Montagues in the wake of Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. In the book, to end the family feud, Prince Escalus orders the most eligible Montague bachelor, Benvolio, Romeo’s best friend, to marry Juliet’s older cousin, Capulet maid Rosaline, the girl Romeo first loved.

'QUEEN OF HEARTS'

TO BE ADAPTED AT UNIVERSAL

Universal has, on the other hand, bought Colleen Oakes YA book series QUEEN OF HEARTS which will be turned into a movie by MAZE RUNNER's scribe Grant Pierce Myers! Two novels have already been published with the third one out at Harper Collins in 2018! The plot reimagines the young Queen of Hearts from Lewis Carroll’s famed ALICE IN WONDERLAND fairytale, when she was merely princess of Wonderland Palace. A host of other characters from Alice show up, and the future Knave of Hearts is the love of her young life.

'JENNA FOX CHRONICLES'

TO BECOME A SF MOVIE
Dystopia will also rule in the movie adaptation of Mary E. Pearson's
sf YA trilogy JENNA FOX CHRONICLES! The script based on the first book
THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX is already finished! Set in the near future, a
time of antibiotic resistant bacterial diseases and devastating natural
disasters, the series follows Jenna Fox, a teenager who wakes from a
year long coma with no memory of what happened to her or who she is. As
she struggles to remember her life, she discovers strange
inconsistencies and experiences increasingly troubled interactions with
the people who knew her, learning that the answers may have severe
consequences for her, her family and friends, and society at large.

'FORTUNATELY, THE MILK'

FILM ON NEIL GAIMAN'S BOOK

Meanwhile Edgar Wright will direct and Johnny Depp might star in the live action animation movie adaptation of Neil Gaiman's FORTUNATELY, THE MILK a tale of the bravery and selflessness exhibited by a father taking care of his children while his wife is away. Despite Mom's advance warning, the family finds itself ready for breakfast but without milk for cereal and tea, so Dad takes a trip to the store to get some. Upon his long-awaited return, he gives the children a fantastical and descriptive explanation of the adventures he faced while trying to make it back home. Not only did he embark on a time traveling hot-air balloon ride with a stegosaurus, but he also confronted pirates, aliens, wumpires, and a volcano god, never losing possession of the milk.

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Are you ready my DaVincians? The third and sadly the final season of everybody's favourite epic TV show DA VINCI'S DEMONS starts tonight in USA at Starz and tomorrow around the world at Fox Internat- ional Channels! The final chapter will bring the end to the adventures of the medieval mastermind and his gang which brought the cast back for reshoots earlier this year when it was suddenly decided that due to show creator David S. Goyer's busy movie schedule the series won't go on. However, he did say that there could be a fourth season in the form of a mini series in a few years time which would be set 15 years after the end of the third season. Tonight's opening episode brings us back to the 1480 Ottoman siege of Otranto which Leo will try to fight off in next ten episodes faced with the theft of his own inventions. It is also interesting that all episodes will immediately be available for viewing for the subscribers of Starz' Play and On Demand platforms.

LEONARDO DA VINCI Leonardo Da Vinci is played by Tom Riley. To fight those who seek to
destroy everything he loves, Leo must align with old foes, repair broken
friendships, discover hidden secrets, and resume a dangerous quest,
knowing all the while that he is his own worst enemy.

LUCREZIA DONATI

Lucrezia Donati is played by Laura Haddock! After playing her part in the Ottoman invasion, she spirals into dark and reckless behaviour that could threaten to destroy her from the inside out. She must put the needs of her friends before her own if she is to ever absolve herself of past sins, with the hopes of aiding Leo in his quest to save Italy.

COUNT GIROLAMO RIARIO Count Girolamo Riario is played by Blake Ritson. His trip to the New
World inspired an unlikely friendship with Leonardo, but upon his
return to Italy, he failed to receive forgiveness from those whose
approval he seeks. At his most vulnerable, he was kidnapped by the
mysterious Labyrinth, and their plans for him threaten to propel him
down a dangerous path.

COUNT LORENZO DE MEDICI

Lorenzo De Medici is played by Elliot Cowan. The head of the Medici Bank, one of the most influential institutions in Europe, Lorenzo de’ Medici is the de facto ruler of Florence. When Lorenzo finds himself at the mercy of his enemy, he is forced to reexamine his priorities, putting the lives of those he loves, and the citizens of Florence, at risk.

ZOROASTER Zoroaster is played by Gregg Chillin. Having been loyal to Leo for
countless years, Zoroaster ultimately learns that blind faith in his
friend is not in anyone’s best interest, and begins to push Leo to
examine the consequences of his actions.

VANESSA OF FLORENCE

Vanessa is played by Hera Hilmar. She is now the newly-anointed regent of Florence in Lorenzo's absence, since giving birth to his nephew. For the future of her son as well as her city, Vanessa must form unlikely alliances ... and ultimately make a decision that will affect both her life and the lives of her friends.

KING OF NAPLES Duke Alfonso and the new king of Naples is played by Kieran Bew. A
fierce military leader and passionate patriot, Alfonso will stop at
nothing to protect his republic when the port city of Otranto is invaded
by the Ottoman Empire, even aligning with an old enemy.

After casting Adria Arjona to lead their new fantasy series EMERALD CITY NBC is adding new names to the cast! Vincent D'Onofrio will play the Wizard of Oz the enigmatic leader of Emerald City. A man of science in a world of magic, he rules through inspiration, fear and a tenuous accord with the grand witches. Cast also includes Oliver Jackson Cohen as Lucas, Ana Ularu as Wicked Witch of the West, and Mido Hamada. Tarsem is directing the epic series in which Dorothy Gale (Adria Arjona) is transported to a mystical land in great peril, where an all powerful Wizard has outlawed magic and rules over the many kingdoms. This is the fabled Land of Oz where lethal warriors roam, wicked witches plot in the shadows and a young girl from Kansas becomes the headstrong hero who holds the fate of their world in her hands.

'KOSEM SULTANA'

STUNNING NEW TEASER TRAILERS

Meanwhile, mindblowing new cast photos and a number of stunning teasers have been released by Star TV and Tims Productions for lavish new epic TV saga MAGNIFICENT CENTURY: KOSEM (Muhteşem Yüzyıl Kösem) which is to start airing in Turkey any time now and then around the world depicting the life of the Ottoman sultana set a few

generations after Sultan Suleyman and Sultana Hurrem who were the heroes of the original MAGNIFICENT CENTURY SERIES!

BEREN SAAT, HULYA AVSAR, EKIN KOC LEAD THE CAST The series will follow KOSEM SULTANA, played by Beren Saat and Anastasia Tsilimpiou (younger version), who was
born at the end of the 16th century and ended up in Topkapi
Palace where, thanks to her intelligence and skill she became Sultan
Ahmet's favourite concubine and mother of his children. She will quickly
become one of the most influential women in the history of the Ottoman
Empire. Ekin Koç will play Sultan Ahmet who died when he was only 27. Hülya Avşar plays Safiye Sultana who was the wife of Sultan Murad, and is Ahmet's grandmother. After Ahmet's death two of his sons
with KOSEM SULTANA will ascend to the throne thanks to the power of
their mother.

Hallow's Eve is closing up and with it the airing date of BBC Two's new TV movie THE DRESSER with Ian McKellen and Anthony Hopkins, which will also air later at Starz! The two of them are working together for the first time in the movie based on the famous play which tells the story of one fateful night in a small regional theatre during World War Two as a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeare’s King Lear. Bombs are falling, the sirens are wailing, the curtain is up in an hour but the actor Sir who is playing Lear is nowhere to be seen. His dresser Norman must scramble to keep the production alive but will Sir turn up in time and if he does will he be able to perform that night? Emily Watson is also in the cast!

TELEVISION HEADLINES

'BABY DADDY' GETS 20 EPISODES ABC Family (which will be renamed into
Freeform from January) has ordered ten more episodes of BABY DADDY
rounding its upcoming fifth season with usual 20 episodes which means
the popular sitcom with its almost 100 episodes is close to
syndication! Starring Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Tahj Mowry, Chelsea Kane,
Melissa Peterman and Derek Theler BABY DADDY was second most watched
TV comedy this summer and the best watched on Wednesday nights!NBC CUTS DOWN SITCOM ORDERS But
over at NBC things ain't looking so bright, because they've cut both
Eva Longoria's HOT & BOTHERED sitcom and Ben Feldman's
SUPERSTORE to 11 episodes being trimmed from the original 13 episode
order for the upcoming mid/season comedies! It's due to the lack of
space in NBC's new schedule.

'FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS'

TRAILER WITH RUSSELL CROWE, AMANDA SEYFRIED, AARON PAUL

And a new, gorgeous, trailer has been released for one of our most anticipated movie dramas this year FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS!When the past won't let you go, let love see you through... that is the main motto of deeply touching dramawith Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Paul, Jane Fonda, Octavia Spencer and Diane Kruger. In it, Crowe
plays a Pulitzer-winning writer who grapples with being a widower and
father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown
daughter struggles to forge connections of her own. The movie should
arrive to theatres next month around Europe.